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Edgar Bergen

1903 - 1978

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Edgar John Bergen (né Berggren; February 16, 1903 – September 30, 1978) was an American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, vaudevillian and radio performer. He was best known for his characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. Bergen pioneered modern-day ventriloquism and has been described by puppetry organization UNIMA as the “quintessential ventriloquist of the 20th century”. He was the father of actress Candice Bergen. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Edgar Bergen is the 6,314th most popular actor (down from 4,768th in 2024), the 9,776th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,977th in 2019) and the 2,908th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Edgar Bergen ranks 6,314 out of 13,578. Before her are Nathalie Cardone, Olivier Gruner, Kathryn Beaumont, Helen Slater, Utpal Dutt, and Sudeep. After her are José Garcia, Brad Garrett, Andrea del Boca, Scott Brady, Hwang Jung-min, and John Shea.

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Among people born in 1903, Edgar Bergen ranks 323. Before her are Yuli Raizman, Clare Boothe Luce, Olavi Paavolainen, Guy Simonds, Warren Kealoha, and Helena Nordheim. After her are Kazimierz Kordylewski, Andrei Fayt, Raymond Flacher, Grethe Weiser, Daphne Akhurst, and Malcolm Muggeridge. Among people deceased in 1978, Edgar Bergen ranks 235. Before her are Terry Kath, Mauk Weber, George Moscone, Prvoslav Mihajlović, Vera Maretskaya, and Valerian Gracias. After her are Alfred Braun, Dragoslav Mihajlović, Gertrude Mary Cox, Roberto Larraz, Ljubiša Stevanović, and George Newberry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edgar Bergen ranks 9,778 out of 20,380. Before her are Bootsy Collins (1951), Alvah Meyer (1888), Billy Cunningham (1943), Alan Washbond (1899), Horatio Parker (1863), and Percy Heath (1923). After her are Robin Hartshorne (1938), David Bernhardt (1969), Kurt Wimmer (1964), Brad Garrett (1960), Helen Prejean (1939), and Harry DeBaecke (1879).

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Among actors born in United States, Edgar Bergen ranks 2,909. Before her are Greg Grunberg (1966), David Hess (1936), Mary Miles Minter (1902), Kathryn Crosby (1933), Edwin Booth (1833), and Helen Slater (1963). After her are Brad Garrett (1960), Scott Brady (1924), John Shea (1949), Anita Stewart (1895), Dorothy Janis (1912), and Glenn Morshower (1959).

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